maighdeann
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See also: Maighdeann
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish maigden, from Old English mæġden, from Proto-West Germanic *magadīn.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
maighdeann f (genitive singular maighdinn, plural maighdeannan)
- maid, maiden, virgin
- female servant
- chambermaid
- nymph
- last handful of a crop of corn cut off the land
- standard or bearer of driving-wheel (spinning-wheel)
- upright support of flyers of spinning-wheel
- beheading instrument
Derived terms[edit]
Categories:
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old English
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns